#Mac or pc for college 2012 mac#
#Mac or pc for college 2012 windows#

My roommate and I got the EXACT same laptop in college - one was from Microsoft Signature and one was from the OEM. Getting it straight from MSFT will ensure you get the least amount of bloatware with the PC you go for)I am surprised how many people do not know this. (essentially if you try to get a xps from dell it will likely have bullshit bloatware you don't need.

#Mac or pc for college 2012 mac#

You can get a PC that will blow a fucking Mac out of the water for a similar if not lesser price. I'm a PC user and would recommend going with a speced out Dell XPS or a Microsoft surface product. Getting it straight from MSFT will ensure you get the least amount of bloatware with the PC you go for)ДЇinancelsWacc:The apple tax has gotten beyond stupid recently. That being said the change isn't that big of a deal so if you really love the Mac then go for it, it's not going to be a make or break factor in anything.Д®dit: Also make 100% sure that you get a Microsoft signature PC if you don't go with the Mac. If you ever break into IB / Finance you'll almost always be defaulted to a PC as an entry analyst. (I know you said you're into gaming, as others have echoed above I would recommend going with a laptop that has a thunderbolt 3 port if you ever want to attach an external gpu for AAA rated games, as well as a monitor and keyboard / mouse for the sake of having a laptop with a small enough screen / frame to comfortably carry around while having a large enough screen to fit an over-sized excel sheet.) The apple tax has gotten beyond stupid recently.

#Mac or pc for college 2012 windows#

You'll be perfectly fine with Mac Excel in 99.9999% of instances, and if you really hate it, you can just run Windows Excel through bootcamp or parallels. You'll never be going to the computer lab at 3am or whatever weird anti-Mac fantasy you have either. I've gone through more PCs than I can count, but I've only had 2 MacBooks my entire life. You also don't get 'screwed out of your money' if something breaks - you take it to an Apple store and get it fixed.

They're more expensive, which is a very good argument against them, but they aren't 'insanely overpriced' - you either pay the extra because you want a Mac or you don't. You can do more than browsing and streaming content with an iPad, let alone a MacBook. You will be walking to the computer lab at like 3 AM, wondering why the hell you didn't buy a PC lolThis is utter nonsense. That being said, my Mac has lasted 4 years of school and beyond but its not the workhorse you need to power through spreadsheets. Not only are they insanely overpriced but if you break something in there or something becomes corrupt you are beyond screwed out of your money. Macs are literally only good for browsing and streaming content. Rockrile15074:Dont get me wrong I love the aesthetic appeal of a mac, but for just pure work its not going to get you anywhere except if you're a photography major.